The District Government consists of Zila Nazim and District Administration. Zila Nazim heads the District Government and performs such functions and exercises such powers as have been assigned to him under Local Government Ordinance 2001. He will be assisted by the District Coordination Officer. The Zila Nazim shall ensure that the business of the District Government is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Ordinance and other laws for the time being in force. The District Administration comprises the district offices, including sub-offices of the Provincial Departments of the Provincial Government decentralized to the District Government and other offices set up by the Provincial Government and grouped under the Executive District Officers and coordinated by the District Coordination Officer (See organogram). The District Coordination Group of Offices is headed by the District Coordination Officer. A group of offices, other than the District Coordination Group of Offices, is headed by an Executive District Officer. The District Officers heads the district offices. The Provincial Government may setup sub-offices of the offices decentralised to district government in every tehsil or town in a city district depending upon the needs of such tehsil or, as the case may be, town for such sub-office. Where any sub-office exists or is set up in a tehsil or town in a City District. It will be headed by the Deputy District Officer. The District Government is competent to acquire, hold or transfer any property, movable and immovable, to enter into contract and to sue or be sued in its name, through District Coordination Officer. The authority of the District Government comprises the operation, management and control of offices of the departments which are decentralised to it or may be set up under the Local Government Ordinance, 2001 and the District Government shall exercise authority within the district in accordance with the general policy of the Provincial Government. The District Government is responsible to the people and the Provincial Government for improvement of governance and delivery of services.

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